Many Americans believe that they are overweight, by a few pounds to a few hundred pounds. Because of this, weight loss systems are big business. For this assignment, you are to select a weight loss system and evaluate it in terms of the information about the physiology of ingestive behavior covered this module. Find a website, a brochure, a popular article, or an advertisement about […]

  (20 pts) 1.      As a financial analyst, you have been asked to analyze certain aspects of working capital management for The Wendy’s Company (WEN); McDonald’s Corporation (MCD); and Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG).  In your analysis you should consider the following: ·         Cash conversation cycle. ·         Liquidity. ·         Net working capital. ·         Short-term financing versus long-term financing. Provide analysis for the computations.   (15 […]

Pay particular attention to the expert systems.Could this tool be applied to the job that you do? Describe how an expert system could be integrated into your work environment either with your job or another job. If your work environment does not lend itself to the use of an expert system, describe how an expert system could be used in another business. Be sure to include a description […]

Hell’s Pass Hospital is evaluating an experimental oncology treatment. The treatment is currently under review for Medicare reimbursement and legislative experts believe the treatment has a 70% chance of receiving approval forMedicare reimbursement. If the the procedure is approved it has an expected volume of 110 procedures per year and only 40 procedures per year if not approved. Each procedure generates $30,000 in revenues and […]

To avoid any uncertainty regarding his business’ financing needs at the time when such needs may arise, Cyrus Brown wants to develop a cash budget for his latest venture: Cyrus Brown Manufacturing (CBM). He has estimated the following sales forecast for CBM over the next 9 months: March        $100,000 April           $275,000 May            $320,000 June            $450,000 July             […]

Most managers in organizations develop strategic plans without realizing the importance of internal and external assessments and their implications on the four functions of management. Assume you are hired as a new manager and you want to improve your company by helping upper management develop a better understanding of these issues. Using the Argosy University online library resources and the Internet, research internal and external […]

What factors make the Fed independent from politics? Why is there so much political pressure on the Fed, despite its independence? How does the Fed work to protect itself from political pressure? Explain how the Fed can increase the money supply by engaging in open-market operations. What role do banks play in this process? What are the Fed’s four tools for affecting the money supply? […]

Imagine you are the HR manager at a company. You need to hire three (3) new people. One employee will work at the front desk as a customer service assistant, and the other two (2) will work on the production line. Give at least five (5) places you would recruit for each position and explain why each place would be a viable option. Write a […]

Directions: Answer the following questions on a separate document. Explain how you reached the answer or show your work if a mathematical calculation is needed, or both. Submit your assignment using the assignment link in the course shell. This homework assignment is worth 100 points.  Use the following information for questions 1 through 4: The Goodman Industries’ and Landry Incorporated’s stock prices and dividends, along […]

BUS 308 Week 3 DQ 1 ANOVA In many ways, comparing multiple sample means is simply an extension of what we covered last week.  Just as we had 3 versions of the t-test (1 sample, 2 sample (with and without equal variance), and paired; we have several versions of ANOVA – single factor, factorial (called 2-factor with replication in Excel), and within-subjects (2-factor without replication […]